1963 Hiroshima Carp Roster
Japan Central League (JPCL) - Class: Foreign Major
Team Record: 58-80
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (58-80)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
1963 Hiroshima Carp StatisticsTeam Record: 58-80
Finished 6th in the JPCL
Manager: Katsumi Shiraishi (58-80)
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Ballpark: Hiroshima Municipal Stadium
The Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League ended the 1963 season with a record of 58 wins and 80 losses, finishing sixth in the JPCL.
The Carp scored 515 runs and surrendered 604 runs, most in the circuit. Hiromu Fujii paced Hiroshima with 20 home runs, while Akira Owada and Tatsuo Okitsu walloped 15 or more as well. Tatsuo Okitsu drove in 93 runs. Takeshi Koba led all regular batters by hitting .339. Hidetoshi Ikeda topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.58 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers. Katsumi Shiraishi served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hikaru Amamoto | R | R | November 12, 1944 | 5'7" | 149 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Junro Anan | R | R | September 2, 1937 | 5'8" | 145 | Saeki, Oita JP |
| Fumio Doi | R | R | September 7, 1940 | 5'8" | 167 | , Mie JP |
| Hiromu Fujii | R | R | September 29, 1935 | 6'0" | 182 | Fukuyama, Hiroshima JP |
| Ryohei Hasegawa | R | R | March 25, 1930 | 5'6" | 123 | Handa, Aichi JP |
| Satoshi Hirayama | R | February 17, 1930 | 5'4" | 140 | ||
| Masahiko Hirose | R | R | January 8, 1934 | 5'8" | 158 | , Kochi JP |
| Hidetoshi Ikeda | R | R | May 13, 1937 | 5'7" | 145 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Yoshifumi Inao | R | R | April 8, 1937 | 5'10" | 145 | , Nagasaki JP |
| Katsuhiro Jono | R | R | August 17, 1944 | 5'10" | 176 | , Saga JP |
| Masakazu Kawahara | R | R | January 5, 1937 | 5'6" | 147 | Onomichi, Hiroshima JP |
| Hisafumi Kawamura | R | R | August 30, 1933 | 5'9" | 156 | , Oita JP |
| Kyozo Kinoshita | L | L | December 1, 1936 | 5'6" | 132 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Takeshi Koba | R | R | April 22, 1936 | 5'7" | 154 | Kumamoto, Kumamoto JP |
| Yoshitaka Kosaka | R | R | October 12, 1935 | 5'8" | 160 | Yokohama, Kanagawa JP |
| Shoji Kubo | R | R | November 27, 1941 | 5'9" | 171 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Kenzo Masuoka | R | R | July 21, 1941 | 5'10" | 173 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Takao Miyagawa | L | L | January 31, 1936 | 5'8" | 167 | , Fukuoka JP |
| Katsuya Morinaga | L | R | April 5, 1934 | 5'8" | 154 | Yanai, Yamaguchi JP |
| Tatsuo Nagao | R | R | May 31, 1940 | 5'8" | 162 | , Oita JP |
| Koji Nishiyama | R | R | June 27, 1937 | 5'9" | 176 | , Kochi JP |
| Susumu Oba | L | L | September 19, 1940 | 5'8" | 150 | Arakawa Ward, Tokyo JP |
| Kiyoshi Oishi | R | R | April 3, 1940 | 5'9" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Tadahiro Okada | R | R | April 26, 1935 | 5'9" | 165 | , Tochigi JP |
| Tatsuo Okitsu | R | R | May 19, 1936 | 5'11" | 182 | Yakitsu, Shizuoka JP |
| Akira Owada | R | R | March 21, 1934 | 5'10" | 167 | Nishi Ibaraki-gun, Ibaraki JP |
| Kenichi Ryu | R | R | April 28, 1937 | 5'9" | 143 | Fukuoka, Fukuoka JP |
| Katsutoshi Sasaki | R | R | June 15, 1941 | 5'10" | 165 | , Iwate JP |
| Yuzo Sasaki | R | R | May 8, 1940 | 5'11" | 165 | , Shimane JP |
| Shigeki Takaoka | R | R | July 3, 1943 | 5'5" | 154 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Takashi Tanaka | R | R | April 11, 1936 | 5'8" | 143 | Takamatsu, Kagawa JP |
| Takeshi Tsuboi | R | R | April 30, 1944 | 5'8" | 143 | , Aichi JP |
| Michio Ukari | R | R | July 14, 1936 | 5'10" | 173 | Hioki-gun, Kagoshima JP |
| Katsuhisa Urushihata | R | R | October 12, 1939 | 5'11" | 165 | Shimizu, Shizuoka JP |
| Takashi Yagi | L | L | September 16, 1940 | 5'9" | 143 | , Oita JP |
| Hyogo Yamamoto | R | R | August 31, 1938 | 5'8" | 145 | , Hiroshima JP |
| Kazuyoshi Yamamoto | L | R | July 22, 1938 | 5'10" | 165 | Hiroshima, Hiroshima JP |
| Katsura Yokomizo | L | L | October 1, 1935 | 5'6" | 132 | , Okayama JP |
